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26 September, 2016 | Fortune - http://fortune.com/

The software includes a new way to encrypt iPhone backups created through iTunes that gives hackers a far greater chance of obtaining a target’s passwords than the previous version of iOS, Russian password-retrieval company Elcomsoft said on Friday

25 September, 2016 | The Verge - http://www.theverge.com/

Elcomsoft, a Russian firm that has created tools to break into iPhones, discovered the vulnerability as it worked to update its phone breaker tool. It found that backups saved after a user updates to iOS 10 uses a new "password verification mechanism" that skips several security checks, according to a blog post.

25 September, 2016 | Digital Trends - http://www.digitaltrends.com/

In love with the new iOS 10? If you’re a hacker, you probably are. That’s because the newest operating system allegedly makes it “considerably easier” to hack iTunes logins for backup passwords stored on a Mac or PC. According to software company (and iPhone expert) Elcomsoft, the backup method used in iOS 10 “skips certain security checks,” which allowed professional hackers to test backup passwords “approximately 2500 times faster” when compared to iOS 9 and previous generations.

25 September, 2016 | SlashGear - http://www.slashgear.com/apple-promises-fix-for-ios-10s-itunes-backup-security-flaw-25457480/

Security forensics company Elcomsoft revealed last week that encrypted iOS backups created in iTunes have been made far less secure with the recent release of iOS 10. While an unintentional flaw, the new password protected backups offer an “alternative password verification mechanism” that allows them to fall victim to brute force hacks much more quickly and easily than with previous iOS versions. Fortunately Apple acknowledged the issue, and says a fix is on the way with “an upcoming security update.”

25 September, 2016 | Übergizmo - http://www.ubergizmo.com/

Thankfully for the most part, developers have made backups relatively secure, but unfortunately it seems that with iOS 10, Apple has actually made backups less secure than with iOS 9. This is according to reports from security researchers at Elcomsoft and also Per Thorsheim (via PhoneArena), a security adviser at God Praksis AS.

25 September, 2016 | The Inquisitr - http://www.inquisitr.com/

Apple iPhone is secure. However, an iOS 10 security flaw can compromise it. Elcomsoft, a Russian forensics research firm, has discovered a dangerous loophole in iOS 10 which can allow hackers to crack the otherwise password-protected iPhone backups 40 times faster than before. These backups contain your passwords and other authentication data related to your phone as well as the apps. Apple spokeswoman confirmed to Forbes that the iPhone maker acknowledges the issue and is working on a fix.

24 September, 2016 | The Daily Dot - http://www.dailydot.com/

Developers at Elcomsoft—a Russian company that builds tools to help police access people's devices—uncovered changes to the way Apple protects backup data stored on your computer through iTunes.

24 September, 2016 | IBTimes - http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/

Elcomsoft researchers discovered that when iOS 10 backups that are saved to a PC or Mac via iTunes, password-cracking tools can be used to conduct brute-force attacks at the alarming rate of 6,000,000 per second. Additionally, the researchers said that if hackers are successful in cracking the password, they would then be able to "decrypt the entire content of the backup including the keychain".

24 September, 2016 | AppleInsider - http://appleinsider.com/

With iOS 10, it's possible to brute-force a backup password 40 times faster using CPU acceleration when compared with GPU-powered cracking of iOS 9, Elcomsoft explained in a blog post quoted by Forbes. Applying the same Intel Core i5 CPU in both cases, iOS 10 is 2,500 times faster to break.

24 September, 2016 | 9to5 - https://9to5mac.com/

A new discovery by iOS forensics company Elcomsoft has revealed that encrypted iOS backups via iTunes are much easier to crack with iOS 10 than in past years. The change in security is apparently due to a new password verification method in iOS 10.